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Y esterday afternoon, Andreas Zecher, a designer at Berlin-based independent game developer, Spaces of Play, officially closed signups to an open letter of solidarity he wrote against a spat of nasty actions against women in the gaming community. In a post announcing the closure he thanked those who added their name to the list, and called the community to action.

“Writing and signing a letter is easy. Making change happen is hard,” he wrote on his Medium blog. “I encourage you to continue reaching out to our community and talking about what else we can do to work towards a more diverse and inclusive industry.”

The letter followed closely on the heels of two disturbing stories. One in which Zoe Quinn , developer of Depression Quest, was harassed with phone calls, had her online accounts hacked and had her personal details spattered across the web, following an accusation by an ex-boyfriend that she used sex to get a positive review. The other, in which Anita Sarkeesian, who posted a series of videos critiquing the depiction of women in video games called Tropes vs. Women, had to flee her own home after receiving death threats on social media.

The letter from Zecher reads:

We believe that everyone, no matter what gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or disability has the right to play games, criticize games and make games without getting harassed or threatened. It is the diversity of our community that allows games to flourish.

If you see threats of violence or harm in comments on Steam, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook or reddit, please take a minute to report them on the respective sites.

Michael del Castillo is the technology and innovation reporter at Upstart Business Journal, a member of American City Business Journals. A graduate of Columbia University, his work has appeared in the New Yorker. He is also the cofounder of Literary Manhattan, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Manhattan’s literary community and creating new ways to appreciate literature.